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Sheridan County, Kansas
Sheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Hoxie. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,447. The county was named in honor of Philip Sheridan, a Union general during the Civil War.
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History
Sheridan was issued a post office in 1876. The post office was discontinued in 1888.
The Denver Extension of the Kansas Pacific Railroad was completed near Sheridan in 1868.
File:Kansaspacificgrants.jpg, Kansas Pacific Railroad completes the Denver Extension
References
Further reading
External links
* Sheridan County maps
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Former populated places in Sheridan County, Kansas
Former populated places in Kansas
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